tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post4704362009754388249..comments2016-12-09T12:29:45.363-05:00Comments on The Blayleys: Mt Ascutney Hillclimb RaceFixie Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-74980170573838829592012-08-02T18:59:27.384-04:002012-08-02T18:59:27.384-04:00I second the great photos comment! You both look ...I second the great photos comment! You both look very svelte too. Looks like you are enjoying the new tandem. Thanks for posting.<br /><br />Ed Hass<br />Reston, VAEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548702590328731660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-18544272579936237902012-08-01T22:12:26.636-04:002012-08-01T22:12:26.636-04:00My tip for getting better at climbing hills - clim...My tip for getting better at climbing hills - climb more hills. <br /><br />I tend to climb seated. For me it&#39;s just more efficient. Getting out of the saddle is handy for stretching and using different muscles or powering over something short (especially on fixed gear with rolling terrain)<br /><br />For a pure hillclimb, the effort to get a tandem uphill is, I believe, harder. Our times tend to be the average of what we would do solo - so slower for John and faster for me. But I also work a lot harder on the tandem than on my single - partly because I want to pull my weight and partly to disprove some folks expectations that a tandem can&#39;t do it. <br /><br />For rolling terrain, tandems have a real advantage when you use momentum. <br /><br />Stay tuned for the report on Quadzilla - loads of brutal climbing there!Fixie Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12932022188247682078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739147624979162869.post-31901196131496807532012-08-01T21:00:54.824-04:002012-08-01T21:00:54.824-04:00Really handsome photos of you guys and very enjoya...Really handsome photos of you guys and very enjoyable post as usual. Besides climbing hills all the time and being born with the right genes, any particular techniques that you rely on for improving hill climbing? When you&#39;re doing multiple climbs, are you out of the saddle frequently? Is racing a tandem up hill harder than a single bike? Pardon my woeful ignorance:)! Thanks for sharing. Jim Duncan<br /><br />P.S. Thanks for the RT info and link in your other post! Guess I&#39;ve led a sheltered life.<br /> Jim DuncanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com